Summer can be a tough time nutritionally for kids in low-income neighborhoods. Without school breakfast and lunch to rely on, children may find themselves subsisting on inexpensive snack foods like chips and soda.

But this summer, nutrition programs at our Dallas and New York locations are helping kids and their families make good choices about food – while having fun.

Children coming from Central America across the U.S. border have been in the headlines in recent weeks. But the plight of undocumented and unaccompanied young immigrants is not news to Children’s Health Fund.

Federal spending on children is dropping 60 percent faster than federal spending overall. That’s just one of the alarming conclusions of Children’s Budget 2014, the latest installment of the annual spending report issued by advocacy group First Focus.

With musical icons and glamorous celebrities, remarkable philanthropists and four special kids who are on their way to big things in life – Children’s Health Fund’s 27th Annual Benefit was an evening of inspiration, goodwill and hope for the next generation of Americans.